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How to Include a Smudging Ritual in Your Wedding Ceremony (& Why You’d Want to)

A wedding smudge ceremony is a meaningful way to bless a marriage with lasting love, harmony, wisdom, protection, and good luck. Learn how to add a custom smudging ritual to your wedding, including the origins and basics of burning sage and other herbs, how to make and burn a smudge stick, and finding the perfect words to say for a spiritual, religious, Pagan, Celtic, or Indigenous/ Native American inspired wedding ceremony.

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Jack & Sally Inspired Wedding Vows from The Nightmare Before Christmas

These Nightmare Before Christmas inspired wedding vows always make us swoon! Read Jack and Sally’s lyrics of love from the Henry Selick & Tim Burton animated dark fantasy film classic, and learn how to add a whimsical, romantic, musical touch to your own wedding ceremony and marriage vows.

Wedding Smudge Stick Recipe - Sage, Sweetgrass, and Lavender

Wedding Smudge Stick Recipe - Sage, Sweetgrass, and Lavender

Use this simple recipe to make a sweet-smelling protective wedding smudge stick for your wedding’s smudging ceremony. This sacred combination of sage, sweetgrass, and lavender is said to welcome love, harmony, wisdom, and good luck into your marriage, while clearing away negative energy.

How to Get Married in Minnesota - Planning a Wedding in The North Star State

How to Get Married in Minnesota - Planning a Wedding in The North Star State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Minnesota - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Minnesota marriage license.

Advice for Officiants: All About Wedding Ceremony Rehearsals

Advice for Officiants: All About Wedding Ceremony Rehearsals

If you're a first-time wedding officiant, or a friend or relative asked to officiate, you may not be sure what to expect at a wedding ceremony rehearsal... You might be asking: Do you really need to go? Should you charge a fee? Who runs this thing? And what should you wear, say, do, or bring while you’re there? AMM Minister Sherri Crawford answers all your most common questions about the wedding rehearsal.

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Wiccan Wedding Spell – A Handfasting Love Spell

These Wiccan wedding vows cast a powerful spell of love and commitment. Use in place of traditional wedding vows in a Wiccan or other modern Pagan wedding ceremony or handfasting ritual, with suggestions on candle colors and altar arrangements for true magic.

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Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.

New script! Buddhist Wedding Ceremony with Mindfulness Meditation for Guests

New script! Buddhist Wedding Ceremony with Mindfulness Meditation for Guests

New wedding script! This Buddhist wedding ceremony script includes a warm welcome, mindfulness meditation script that invites guests to breathe deeply, and reflect on the love they share for the couple, a simple exchange of mindful wedding vows inspired by the principles of Buddhism, and a quote from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Written by ordained officiant Karla Johnston.

12 Amazing Marvel Wedding Themes: Avengers, Black Panther, GOTG, and more

12 Amazing Marvel Wedding Themes: Avengers, Black Panther, GOTG, and more

12 incredible Marvel themed weddings to inspire your own ceremony or vow renewal celebration. Nerdy inspiration from Iron Man, Spiderman, the Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther and Wakanda themed weddings, and more!

Close up of hands holding a paper cutout house up to the sun, a christian cross is cut into the paper with sunlight shining through, symbolic of God's light and a blessing of love

A Christian House Blessing Prayer to Protect & Celebrate Your New Home

An original Christian house blessing prayer used to bless and protect a new home, or to honor a new stage in life, such as following a wedding or marriage ceremony. Learn how to bless a house, what to say, and how ordained ministers and others perform this ceremony. Written by experienced certified liturgist and AMM Minister Jody Serey.

New Script! Jumping the Broom Wedding Ritual & Ceremony Script

New Script! Jumping the Broom Wedding Ritual & Ceremony Script

This original wedding ceremony script the popular African American wedding tradition of ‘jumping the broom’, a traditional exchange of wedding vows and rings, sweet words on marriage and new beginnings, an explanation of the symbolism and meaning behind the wedding broom ritual, and more. Written by ordained AMM Minister Raquel Solomon.

Ask your Best Man to serve as backup officiant to ward off wedding day disasters

Ask your Best Man to serve as backup officiant to ward off wedding day disasters

Want to avoid a wedding day disaster? Ask your best man, groomsman, or another member of the wedding party to serve as a backup wedding officiant. Ask them to get ordained to officiate before the ceremony, come up with a plan, then relax for a laid back stress-free wedding day.

Catholic Wedding Readings for Your Ceremony (& How to Include Them)

Catholic Wedding Readings for Your Ceremony (& How to Include Them)

Choose from these common Catholic wedding readings to personalize your religious wedding ceremony script. These scripture readings taken from the Old & New Testament and the Gospels are perfect for Catholic, Christian, and non-denominational wedding ceremonies, or for couples who wish to honor a parent or grandparent’s religious views in their wedding.

Bennifer planned a Sequel Wedding! Maybe you should, too.

Bennifer planned a Sequel Wedding! Maybe you should, too.

Get sequel wedding inspiration from Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s upcoming second wedding ceremony and celebration! The celebrity couple are expected to get married AGAIN in a lavish multi-day event this weekend in Georgia, with guests that include Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Casey Affleck, and Drea de Matteo. Who will be the star-powered wedding officiant?

Two brides stand side by side on the beach, staring out at the beautiful calm ocean. They are both wearing white wedding dresses in different designs, and holding bouquets of roses and wildflowers.

How to Get Married in Florida - Planning a Wedding in The Sunshine State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Florida - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Florida marriage license, whether you're resident or planning a destination wedding from out of state.

Wedding Officiants: Learn the ‘Officiant Creep’ & Step Aside for the First Kiss Photo

Wedding Officiants: Learn the ‘Officiant Creep’ & Step Aside for the First Kiss Photo

Excellent advice for first time wedding officiants! Help newlyweds get the best first kiss photo – step out of the photographer's way during the pronouncement at the end of the ceremony. Learn the ‘officiant creep,’ coined by none other than AMM Minister and pro officiant Jimmie Berguin.

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